Gary Sweet fires clear Matt Bloomfield sack warning at Luton Town | OneFootball

The Hatters have endured a mixed return to League One thus far

Luton Town chief executive Gary Sweet has admitted that the club would make the ruthless call to part company with head coach Matt Bloomfield should the newly-relegated outfit not turn their recently inconsistent form around.

The Hatters' recent journey has been well-documented, having initially risen from playing National League football to a first-ever stint in the Premier League within the space of nine years, completing such a remarkable rise by defeating Coventry City in the Championship play-off final at Wembley Stadium back in May 2023.

Since that day in North London, circumstances haven't quite gone according to the script, especially since the Bedfordshire side fell back into the EFL last year after a solitary campaign back in the top flight under Rob Edwards.

Despite being among the favourites to mount a promotion bid at the first time of asking, Luton found themselves becoming the first side in 11 years to have suffered the ignominy of back-to-back relegations back into League One under the current Middlesbrough head coach and the aforementioned Bloomfield.

However, the 41-year-old is still yet to convince many that he is the man to take Town forward, with the side expected to, once again, fight for automatic promotion with the resources at their disposal, currently residing in 11th place, with their most-recent outing a 3-1 defeat to Lincoln City at the LNER Stadium.

Bloomfield's immediate and long-term future has since been a hot topic of discussion, with the extremely vocal Sweet issuing the current stance held by the Kenilworth Road hierarchy after an underwhelming first eight games of the third tier campaign.

Gary Sweet fires Matt Bloomfield sack warning amid inconsistent Luton Town spell

Bloomfield had previously developed a strong reputation in the lower reaches of the EFL, impressing at both Colchester United and Wycombe Wanderers, having already cemented himself as an icon at Adams Park during his playing days.

After making steady progress with the Chairboys, his stock as a manager rose in the early months of last season, with the Buckinghamshire side challenging eventual promotion winners Birmingham City and Wrexham in a three-way battle, before he penned a long-term contract with Luton in January.

So far, the Felikstowe-born boss has a record of 11 wins from 30 games in charge thus far, which equates to a win percentage of 37%.

However, with a record of four wins and as many defeats in the league so far this season after making several high-quality transfer additions such as Nahki Wells, Josh Keeley, George Saville and Jerry Yates among others, as well as the club still receiving 'Parachute Payments', Sweet has admitted that the club will not be afraid to pull the trigger if his side is unable to build momentum on the pitch.

"If Matt wasn't capable, we would have absolutely no qualms in making that tough decision," he told the BBC.

"Matt is incredibly capable, he's incredibly resilient, he's incredibly determined. He has become so enthused by this football club - there is an energy you can only really see if you go to the training ground, he does create a fantastic environment," Sweet added.

"We need to turn that environment into performances."

"We do need time for those (new) players to settle. Occasionally we need to forgive a bad day. I am really happy with the way Matt and the players have responded from Saturday's game. They get it."

"It doesn't matter who is in the position - if we keep losing games, if we keep turning in poor performances, of course we're going to part company with the manager," the Hatters CEO stated.

Luton Town and Matt Bloomfield need a response against Doncaster Rovers

With the squad at his disposal, many believe that Bloomfield should have Luton in a higher position than 11th, even at such an early stage of the season when the standings are so congested.

At present, his side are only eight points behind Bradford City, who lead the table after continuing to ride the crest of a wave after their promotion from League Two last term, and are not the worst-performing side out of the trio which were freshly relegated from the Championship, with Plymouth Argyle currently in 17th after three wins and six defeats from their first nine games.

It has been an extremely even-fought division so far, which means that some would argue there is very little reason to panic, especially when Luton have 38 games remaining to build momentum.

However, with the lofty plans of moving into Power Court by the beginning of the 2028/29 season, the club will believe they cannot afford to be stuck in League One for the long haul, with plenty of ex-Premier League sides finding it tough to restore momentum if they don't achieve a first-time promotion.

After suffering back-to-back defeats, Bloomfield's side will hope for a response to their recent setbacks as they host newly-promoted Doncaster Rovers at Kenilworth Road on Saturday afternoon.